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Love the children's book? Get the artwork.
We've been keeping our eyes open for those extra special holiday gifts, like for a baby's first Christmas. I'm very intrigued by Picture Book Originals which offers which offers original illustrations and signed giclee prints from children's picture books.
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Baby's first cookbook
I confess; I made my own baby food. But just so we're clear, I was less a domestic goddess and more a garden-variety control freak.
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Over in the Hollow - Halloween as imagined by Stephen Britt
If you're looking for a fun Halloween gift for the kids without the added benefits of tooth decay and hyperactivity, I just learned that the wonderful illustrator Stephen Britt has just taken on his first children's book.
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Bugs. They're big with kids. Even when they're not.
I have to admit getting a little flush of pride knowing my daughters are willing to pick up earthworms and tickle those pillbugs until they roll into tight little balls. At least for now.
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Oh! what a cool book
Browsing the Picasso Museum gift shop in Barcelona last week (I know, totally rubbing it in) I came across the most wonderful little book called Oh! by Josse Goffin.
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And then he ate the naughty children. The end.
Pat the Bunny is the essential baby gift book for about a zillion people--including me--so it's not surprising that it's spawned a number of parodies. Now there's one more to add to the list.
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More scanimation, please.
I am so excited about artist Rufus Butler Seder's third "scanimation" book, Waddle!. Um, I mean my kids are.
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Arrghhhh, 'tis Talk Like a Pirate Day, mateys
We may not speak proper pirate but that doesn't stop us from trying on Talk Like a Pirate Day. (Yes, that's an actual thing. Swear.) So we've got a round up of some of our favorite pirate booty from past months
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Let's hear it for the girls!
CD audiobooks, or what I still call "books on tape," are my secret weapon against boredom in the car. Our newest gem is Tell Me a Story 3: Women of Wonder which follows in the footsteps of its much loved predecessors. And, as the mother of two girls, I am thrilled that the heroes of these new stories by Amy Friedman are actually heroines.
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Coloring is serious business
Of course every parent thinks every scribble their child does is a collectible masterpiece, but in the case of the Coloring Can Be Funny coloring book, I think it's kinda true.
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Go ahead, kids, draw on the art
Even though I realize that the amazing Charley Harper Coloring Book is intended for younger audiences, I can't help but want to save a couple of pages for me.
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CMP editor Kristen used Powerpoint to create a really great little slideshow to explain Daddy's current Afghanistan tour of duty to the kids.
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